IT Accessibility at the University of Washington

Terrill ThompsonTechnology Accessibility Specialist

University of Washingtontft@uw.edu

http://uw.edu/accessibility

History

• 1984 - Micro Support Group • 1990 - Adaptive Technology Lab• 1992 - DO-IT• 2001 – AccessIT • 2003 – AccessibleWeb@U interest group• 2006 – Web Accessibility Capacity Building

Institute (CBI)• 2008 – UW IT Accessibility CBI

More Recent History

• 2008 – Accessible Technology website • 2011 – Enterprise license for SiteImprove • 2012 – UW IT Accessibility Task Force was

formed, jointly chartered by VP of IT and VP of External Affairs

Who is responsible for accessibility?

• Accessible Technology Services (UW-IT)– IT accessibility consulting– Access Technology Center– DO-IT

• Disability Resources for Students • Disability Services• ADA Coordinator• Everyone else

Current/Future Efforts

• More How-To resources• More staff in ATS – support campus web developers – evaluate products/work with vendors/support the

procurement process • Centralized captioning? • Institutional policy?